chocar Present Conjugation
chocar — to crash
The present tense of chocar is entirely regular: choco, chocas, choca, chocamos, chocáis, chocan.
chocar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe habitual clashes (like personalities) or events happening right now.
Notes on chocar in the Present
Chocar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Siempre choco con la misma mesa.
I always bump into the same table.
yo
Nuestras opiniones chocan frecuentemente.
Our opinions clash frequently.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me choca que no me llames.
It shocks/annoys me that you don't call me.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'chueco' thinking it's a stem-changer.
Correct: choco
Why: Chocar is regular; it does not have an o-ue stem change like 'dormir' or 'poder'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: choqué
The preterite of chocar is regular except for the 'yo' form (choqué), which requires a spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: chocaba
The imperfect of chocar is regular: chocaba, chocabas, chocaba, chocábamos, chocabais, chocaban.
Future
yo: chocaré
The future tense of chocar is regular: chocaré, chocarás, chocará, chocaremos, chocaréis, chocarán.
Conditional
yo: chocaría
The conditional of chocar is regular: chocaría, chocarías, chocaría, chocaríamos, chocaríais, chocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: choque
The present subjunctive of chocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: choque, choques, choque, choquemos, choquéis, choquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: chocara
The imperfect subjunctive of chocar is regular based on the third-person preterite: chocara, chocaras, chocara, chocáramos, chocarais, chocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: choca
The affirmative imperative uses 'choca' (tú) and 'choque' (usted), with the 'qu' spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no choques
The negative imperative of chocar uses the present subjunctive forms: no choques, no choque, no choquemos, no choquéis, no choquen.